Rabia was born in Kabul to a well educated family that supports education for women. Currently, she is attending university. Rabia hopes to enter the medical profession when she completes her higher education.

We placed the TV on the ground and put a big blanket on top of it. For extra precaution everyone stuck their heads inside the blanket. There were three heads inside and the legs swinging outside, me and my sisters. We turned on the TV.

Prior to watching a movie, you had to set up the environment for it. We put thick, dark blankets on all the windows and turned off the lights because the Taliban would take turns searching all the houses for these things.